Re: [Emc-users] Any Interest or Ideas for a Linuxcnc Fest 2016 ?

2016-06-15 Thread Wayde Allen
I'm in Boulder, and would be interested in this. Let's do it! On Jun 15, 2016 8:29 AM, "Moses McKnight" wrote: > I'm definitely interested. I could not make the one in TX, but I will try > and > make this one. The time frame is fine with me as well. > > On 06/14/2016 03:24 PM, Stuart Stevenson

[Emc-users] UN-subscribe

2016-04-21 Thread Allen
To whom it may concern, I would like to UN-Subscribe this email addy from the list, I'm hooked up through another addy. THX -- Find and fix application performance issues faster with Applications Manager Applications Ma

[Emc-users] LinuxCNC for retrofit of Cincinnati Milacron CNC?

2016-01-13 Thread Wayde Allen
I just joined the email list since I'm wondering about using Linux CNC to retrofit the control system on an old Cincinnati/Milacron CNC system. The motor control amplifier for these machines seems to be a Kollmorgen BDS4. Has anyone here created an interface to one of these? Is Linux CNC a decent

Re: [Emc-users] Stepper Motors/Drives

2016-01-13 Thread Wayde Allen
A number of the motor manufacturers Galil, Kollmorgen, et al have motor sizing information information and tools on their web pages that may be useful. I just had to lookup the Kollmorgen page to make certain that I'd spelled that correctly so here is a link for them. http://www.kollmorgen.com/en

Re: [Emc-users] Linux Mint

2015-11-02 Thread Allen
Just curious folks, why would you use these other Desktops instead of the one in Wheezy? (Just in case I'm missing something). Thanks On 11/2/2015 6:15 PM, Todd Zuercher wrote: > I have already installed the Mate desktop on to a stock Wheezy Linuxcnc > install. I'm probably going to do this wi

Re: [Emc-users] Learning LinuxCNC Youtube Channel

2015-09-20 Thread Allen
to to set those meters up? If that's already been covered elsewhere, perhaps a link to point us in the correct direction. Thanks again, Allen On 09/20/2015 06:03 AM, Jim Craig wrote: > The third video in the touch probe series is now available on YouTube. > If you have any questions

Re: [Emc-users] Learning LinuxCNC Youtube Channel

2015-09-18 Thread Allen
You've already put my mind at ease about setting up a probe. This will be increadably helpful as more a more vids come on line. Thanks for the resource Jim. On 09/18/2015 05:41 AM, Jim Craig wrote: > I decided that I would start a Youtube channel that is all about > LinuxCNC. I will be posting v

Re: [Emc-users] Programming services

2015-06-24 Thread Allen
Marcus, I'm just a party doing what I can to run a machine and make a part here and there, so I can't address the larger plan you shared for bigger projects. I have often wished there was someone I could contact with issues I come across and challenges pertaining to upgrades and the like. Payi

Re: [Emc-users] Mill coordinates setup

2015-03-22 Thread Allen
Thank you. On 03/22/2015 06:13 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 23 March 2015 at 00:47, Allen wrote: >> I'd like to know more about the resolvers on your machine. >> Can you share what they are and how they work? > Just ordinary resolvers in the motors. Connected to LinuxCNC w

Re: [Emc-users] Mill coordinates setup

2015-03-22 Thread Allen
Andy, I'd like to know more about the resolvers on your machine. Can you share what they are and how they work? Thanks, Allen On 03/20/2015 02:07 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 20 March 2015 at 20:24, Kirk Wallace wrote: >> This gets me to the machine zero within the accuracy of the

Re: [Emc-users] Sign in issues

2014-11-22 Thread Allen
Rafael, No, I have it squared away now. I didn't update my records and I was using the wrong info. Thanks for asking, Allen On 11/22/2014 09:15 AM, Rafael Skodlar wrote: > Allen, > > Still struggling with your login? > > On 11/21/2014 06:56 PM, Allen wrote: >> I ho

[Emc-users] Sign in issues

2014-11-21 Thread Allen
I hope this finds someone that can help. I have my user name and password written down, the system doesn’t like them anymore! I have tried to get a new password and asked for my user name as suggested. I get no emails with either user name or password. What now? Allen

Re: [Emc-users] open-source cam software thoughts and comments

2014-10-21 Thread Allen
I use Weber Systems "Synergy". (linux based) http://webersys.com/ It's been around for years and is under represented. Very little marketing. You might look at it as well. Blender was pretty heavy, Pycam was too light, LCNC Native CAM I use at times, never got around to Inkscape Gcode tools, I m

Re: [Emc-users] Running on older computers.

2014-06-01 Thread Allen
On 14-05-31 05:01 PM, dave wrote: > Well, I really hate to admit it but my LCNC machines are running on a > 600 Mhz Seattleboard. It's been down for two years now. Not the > computer just the belleville stack for the tool clamp. Real bear to get > at. ... I need to bribe someone. ;-) > > Other mac

Re: [Emc-users] OT: need some advice

2014-05-13 Thread Allen
e open to something mechanical rather than electrical? How are you planning to feed these boards (Belt, roller feed, hydraulic)? And what kind of spacing between each piece would there be? Allen -- "Accelerate Dev Cyc

Re: [Emc-users] Anyone on the list in Idaho or east Oregon?

2013-08-08 Thread Allen Gibson
I'm farther North, in Sandpoint but it's still Idaho. I'ld like to know more about this map and getting on it. Allen From: dave To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2013 7:09 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Anyone

Re: [Emc-users] driving or jogging off a limit via emcrsh

2013-05-10 Thread Norton Allen
On 5/10/2013 10:29 AM, Norton Allen wrote: > > Without a power interlock, what conditions will turn the machine off? I am running with just the emcrsh interface. Step 1: virtually disconnect the home switch from the limit pins. Startup and drive 2 inches off the limit. Shutdown emc

Re: [Emc-users] driving or jogging off a limit via emcrsh

2013-05-10 Thread Norton Allen
On 5/10/2013 9:43 AM, Kent A. Reed wrote: > On 5/10/2013 3:05 AM, andy pugh wrote: >> On 10 May 2013 03:28, Norton Allen wrote: >>> In this remote configuration, at the moment I do not have access to the >>> graphical display. Is there a way to alter the configuration

Re: [Emc-users] driving or jogging off a limit via emcrsh

2013-05-09 Thread Norton Allen
In this remote configuration, at the moment I do not have access to the graphical display. Is there a way to alter the configuration so I can start up from the command line without a GUI interface? For most operations, all I'll need is the emcrsh interface. On 5/9/2013 5:04 PM, Norton Allen

Re: [Emc-users] driving or jogging off a limit via emcrsh

2013-05-09 Thread Norton Allen
On 5/9/2013 8:46 PM, Stephen Dubovsky wrote: > My home and limit switches are separate. The limits (at both ends of all > axes) are wires in series and drive the hardware interlock. One axis fault > = they ALL stop. The home is its own switch and not super close to the > limit sw. Yes, I prefer

Re: [Emc-users] driving or jogging off a limit via emcrsh

2013-05-09 Thread Norton Allen
On 5/9/2013 6:31 PM, Stephen Dubovsky wrote: > Depends on the machine. The factory limits on my supermax signal the > controller AND also opens a contactor for the drives. You can override the > input to the control (now EMC) all you like but it still doesn't bring the > drives back up. You have

[Emc-users] driving or jogging off a limit via emcrsh

2013-05-09 Thread Norton Allen
order to rehome the device, but I have not been successful doing so. Has anyone gotten this to work? Any tricks? Norton Allen -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the

Re: [Emc-users] Network Problem?

2013-04-06 Thread Norton Allen
On 4/6/2013 12:05 PM, dave wrote: > On Sat, 2013-04-06 at 10:55 -0500, Jon Elson wrote: >> Stuart Stevenson wrote: >>> Don't know if this is proper or will work for you but we export a directory >>> from the linuxcnc control. This is the directory everyone writes into when >>> sending a file to the

Re: [Emc-users] Execute gcode remotely

2013-03-10 Thread Norton Allen
On 3/10/2013 4:26 PM, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: > On 03/10/2013 02:07 PM, Eric H. Johnson wrote: >> Norton, >> >> Generally it should handle MDI commands in order. I can't say that I have >> tested that extensively however. >> >> Regards, >> Eric >> >> >> Ah, exactly the information I was looking

Re: [Emc-users] Execute gcode remotely

2013-03-10 Thread Norton Allen
Ah, exactly the information I was looking for. Are there any timing restrictions associated with these commands or can the whole set be dumped to the port all at once? On 3/10/2013 3:23 PM, Eric H. Johnson wrote: > Norton, > > Emcrsh / linuxcncrsh looks like it will do what you want. Prior to ver

[Emc-users] Execute gcode remotely

2013-03-10 Thread Norton Allen
I am new to EMC. I am the software guy responsible for automating operation of a simple mechanical device. The folks who created it, set it up with a stepper motor connected to the parallel port of a Linux box running EMC. There are two commands implemented via buttons in Axis: "Open" and "Close".

Re: [Emc-users] Is EMC going to work for me

2012-11-26 Thread Allen
on for > LinuxCNC. > > -- Ralph > ____ > From: Allen [g...@nidaho.net] > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 5:02 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Is EMC going to work for me > > > That's good

Re: [Emc-users] Is EMC going to work for me

2012-11-26 Thread Allen
On 12-11-26 04:31 PM, Ralph Stirling wrote: > Allen, > > LinuxCNC replaces everything in the left most > box of that diagram. Everything to the right > should be useable as-is. It's been a long time > since I've seen anything that used Indexer-LPT. > We used

Re: [Emc-users] Is EMC going to work for me

2012-11-26 Thread Allen
On 12-11-26 02:57 PM, Jack Coats wrote: > On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:15 PM, Allen wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I apologies in advance, I'm largely uneducated in this field, the >> nomenclature may prove to be an obstacle at first. >> >> I am considering t

Re: [Emc-users] Is EMC going to work for me

2012-11-26 Thread Allen
On 12-11-26 03:46 PM, Allen wrote: > On 12-11-26 02:57 PM, Jack Coats wrote: >> On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:15 PM, Allen wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I apologies in advance, I'm largely uneducated in this field, the >>> nomenclature may prove to be

Re: [Emc-users] off topic - device info needed

2012-11-26 Thread Allen
e.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > I some how got this and one other email in my inbox, I just signed up for the mailing list to ask question of LinuxCNC today, should I have gotten these mails?? Just so you know. Allen

Re: [Emc-users] Is EMC going to work for me

2012-11-26 Thread Allen
On 12-11-26 02:53 PM, Eric Keller wrote: > On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Allen wrote: > >> I am considering the purchase of an older CNC router (about 12 years old). >> What information should I provide to you to determine if the DC steppers >> on the machine will wo

Re: [Emc-users] Is EMC going to work for me

2012-11-26 Thread Allen
On 12-11-26 02:57 PM, Jack Coats wrote: > On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:15 PM, Allen wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I apologies in advance, I'm largely uneducated in this field, the >> nomenclature may prove to be an obstacle at first. >> >> I am considering t

[Emc-users] Is EMC going to work for me

2012-11-26 Thread Allen
will work with the EMC/LinuxCNC. Thanks, Allen -- Monitor your physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure from a single web console. Get in-depth insight into apps, servers, databases, vmware, SAP, cloud infrastructure